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	<title>The Akilah Institute for Women</title>
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		<title>International Women&#8217;s Day Award</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/03/international-womens-day-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In celebration of International Womens Day, Gasabo District presented awards to outstanding organizations focused on womens issues in Rwanda. A group of female officials from the government came to visit Akilah last week and then Elizabeth spoke at the award ceremony on Saturday, February 6. We are honored to be recognized by the government!
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		<title>Seeking Sunshine</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/03/seeking-sunshine/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/03/seeking-sunshine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monique Schmidt &#8211; Program Director
Most of our students have no reference points for the world of hospitality. As orphans, many of them have never had the opportunity to go to restaurants or hotels. This makes teaching hospitality challenging, yet extremely fun and invigorating. Two weeks ago, one instructor gave our students the assignment to visit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our First Rwanda TV Appearance</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/03/our-first-rwanda-tv-appearance/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/03/our-first-rwanda-tv-appearance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rwanda Television attended our opening ceremony on February 6 to film a segment about Akilah.

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		<title>Generosity from an Unexpected Place</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/03/generosity-from-an-unexpected-place/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/03/generosity-from-an-unexpected-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akilah</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[U.S. office]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, first grader Hannah Griffin Smith has taken the responsibility to help the Akilah Institute for Women. Over the past two months she and her mom, Amy Griffin, have successfully organized donation areas at her school and have collected paper, pencils, pencil sharpeners, markers, and pens for all of our 50 new students. Hannah is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pride I Share With My Students</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/03/the-pride-i-share-with-my-students/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/03/the-pride-i-share-with-my-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foundation Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irene Kagoya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rwanda]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Irene Kagoya &#8211; Leadership and Ethics Instructor
It has now been a month since I started delivering the Leadership and Ethics course at Akilah. The students at Akilah are a special lot; they have been open and really showed the urge to learn with utmost honesty. For the past month we have been trying to discover [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Cry In Kanatapi</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/why-i-cry-in-kanatapi/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/why-i-cry-in-kanatapi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foundation Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Kleiman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staff Updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jon Kleiman, Health and Nutrition Teacher
Kanatapi is a weekly exercise we do with our students, and it the most magical part of Akilah.  We arrange ourselves, the 25 students and 6 staff, in a big circle of chairs and for an hour, trying to grow as individuals and as a community.  Kanatapi begins [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TEDx Tampa Bay</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/tedx-tampa-bay/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/tedx-tampa-bay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth&#8217;s presentation from TEDx TampaBay on February 12.

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		<title>StartingBloc 2010</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/startingbloc-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/startingbloc-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was a StartingBloc fellow in 2008 and I strongly recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning more about social entrepreneurship. I applied because I was eager to connect with others who were launching their own ventures, especially in Africa. Maybe it&#8217;s true that misery loves company! : )
The 2010 program just took [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now on Twitter</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/now-on-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/now-on-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rwanda]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Follow daily developments on the ground in Rwanda @AkilahInstitute
http://twitter.com/AkilahInstitute
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		<title>Kinyarwanda Speech at the Opening Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/kinyarwanda-speech-at-the-opening-ceremony/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/kinyarwanda-speech-at-the-opening-ceremony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth D Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foundation Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rwanda]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth&#8217;s Kinyarwanda speech to students, and their families at the Akilah Opening Ceremony.

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		<title>Speaking at TEDx in Tampa</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/speaking-at-tedx-in-tampa/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/speaking-at-tedx-in-tampa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a real honor to speak at TEDx in Tampa on February 12. (Article in the Tampa Tribune about the event).  This was actually a surreal experience for me as I am a TED fan and it&#8217;s always been a dream to participate in one of their events. Whenever I am in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students at the Opening Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/students-at-the-opening-ceremony/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/students-at-the-opening-ceremony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Davis, CEO
In the first Akilah class:

One third of students are heads of household, with 50 dependents among them.


86% have held a leadership      position, including: Leader in local       chapter of orphan group Association des Eleves Rescape de Genocide       [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Very Special Day</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/a-very-special-day/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/a-very-special-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Davis, CEO
The Opening Ceremony at Akilah 
On Saturday, February 6, the first class of Akilah supporters were joined by their family and friends, the Akilah team, and other supporters from around the world to celebrate the official opening of the Akilah Institute&#8217;s campus in Kigali. I have been waiting for this day for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Akilah Team at the Opening Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/akilah-team-at-the-opening-ceremony/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/akilah-team-at-the-opening-ceremony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s Opening Ceremony Speech</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/valentines-opening-ceremony-speech/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/valentines-opening-ceremony-speech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Kleiman, Media and Marketing

Last weekend&#8217;s opening ceremony marked the official start of the Foundation Year Program, and what a thrilling start it was.  Students and their families, the Akilah staff and its supporters gathered at our newly opened campus in Kibagabaga to inaugurate the program.  We were honored to share the celebration with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Joined The Akilah Team &#8211; Irene</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/why-i-joined-the-akilah-team-2/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/why-i-joined-the-akilah-team-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Irene Kagoya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rwanda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staff Updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Irene Kagoya, Leadership &#38; Ethics Instructor
Quite a number of issues inspired my interest in Akilah.  Yes!  The passion for young women empowerment I should say is what inspired me.  Anything to do with women&#8217;s empowerment gives me fresh energy&#8230; its like wow!!!
Empowerment of young women in Rwanda calls for many strategies but the vocational training at Akilah [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bright Smiles on the First Day of Class</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/bright-smiles-on-the-first-day-of-class/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/02/bright-smiles-on-the-first-day-of-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<title>The First Class of Akilah Students</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/01/the-first-class-of-akilah-students/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/01/the-first-class-of-akilah-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Davis, CEO
A recent text message from an Akilah student to Monique Schmidt, Akilah Program Director.
&#8220;Hi, I&#8217;m so glad to hear your good voice. I think that you will develop my mind, and my family because I&#8217;m very interested in all who will teach me. OK, see you soon, thank you so much. May God [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Classrooms Come to Life</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/01/classrooms-come-to-life/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/01/classrooms-come-to-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Davis, CEO


Classroom Colors


A student group from Eckerd College in Florida was in Kigali last week to volunteer at Akilah. We put them to work right away and they helped us paint our classrooms. Students start classes on February 2 so the last week has been a flurry of activity &#8211; finishing the last bits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Akilah?</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/01/why-akilah/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/01/why-akilah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monique Schmidt, Program Director
My first 2 months here have been a flurry of activity, trying to soak up as much about Akilah and Rwanda as possible, trying to learn about our girls and what they have been through, trying to connect the different realities I see emerge. During my first weeks here, I visited the [...]]]></description>
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